Articles from forbes.com

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Sectors: Consumer, Corporate, Government, Healthcare, Higher Ed
Primary Issues: Compliance, Data Breach, ID Theft Prevention, Medical Identity Theft
Incidents: Lastest Data Breaches, Reports

  1. How Data Laws Slap Insecure Companies

    Explore Article forbes.com (Apr 29 2010) Corporate , Compliance , Data Breach

    Breach disclosure laws--the rules that require companies to alert customers or employees when they've lost control of their private data--may not always achieve their intention to prevent identity theft. But a new study suggests the laws bolster protections in a less direct way: by financially punishing companies that suffer data security mishaps. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Germany   France   SEC

  2. Cybercrime Checks Into The Hotel Industry

    Explore Article forbes.com (Feb 2 2010) Corporate , Compliance , Data Breach

    The Identity Theft Resource Center, for instance, which tracks publicly known hacking incidents, listed only three external hacking incidents for the hotel industry in 2009. But Linda Foley, the nonprofit's director, says that breached companies are reporting incidents so rarely that a trend is difficult to spot. "We know we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg,"... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   New Hampshire   Linda Foley   America

  3. Beware Who Fixes That Broken Laptop

    Explore Article forbes.com (Jan 6 2010) Consumer , Corporate , ID Theft Prevention

    Next time you spill a latte on your laptop or drop your hard drive, you may want to think twice about who you pay to salvage your data. You may recover your precious PowerPoint presentation--but you could lose something far more valuable. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   PowerPoint   Ponemon Institute   Nara

  4. The Year Of The Mega Data Breach

    Explore Article forbes.com (Nov 25 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Data Breach

    ...the decrease in data breaches is deceptive. In fact, the number of personal records that were exposed--data like Social Security numbers, medical records and credit card information tied to an individual--that hackers exposed has skyrocketed to 220 million records so far this year, compared with 35 million in 2008. That represents the largest collection of lost data on record. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Russian   Linda Foley   USB

  5. In Pictures: The Year's Biggest Data Disasters - Forbes.com

    Explore Article forbes.com (Nov 25 2009) Corporate , Data Breach

    The lesson of 2009: It only takes one data disaster to ruin your whole year. According to Identity Theft Resource Center, government agencies and businesses reported 435 breaches as of Nov. 17... (Read Full Article)

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  6. What You Must Know About Data Breaches

    Explore Article forbes.com (Sep 1 2009) Corporate , Compliance , Data Breach

    Last year at least 650 organizations reported being the victims of data breaches, and the number continues to rise. According to the latest research from the Ponemon Institute, only 36% of C-level executives are confident their organizations won't suffer data breaches in the next 12 months. Meanwhile the average cost of a data breach has risen to $6.7 million, according to the July 2009 issue of Digital Transactions, and that's without counting the legal, regulatory and reputation damage that inevitably follows such an event. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Digital Transactions   Visa Inc.   Ponemon Institute

  7. How Safe Are Your Medical Records?

    Explore Article forbes.com (Jun 4 2009) Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft

    How Safe Are Your Medical Records? Data theft is common, but there are ways to safeguard your data. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Berkeley   Privacy Rights Clearinghouse   Shelton Waggener

  8. Identity Protection Goes Beyond Technology - Forbes.com

    Explore Article forbes.com (Jun 2 2009) Corporate , Healthcare , Higher Ed , ID Theft Prevention

    We need to include the ''human element'' in our identity protection schemes. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Houston   Sarah Palin   Massachusetts

  9. Visa, MasterCard In Security Hot Seat

    Explore Article forbes.com (Apr 1 2009) Corporate , Compliance

    Following massive breaches, Congress grills credit card companies. ..."I don't believe that PCI standards are worthless," said Rep. Yvette Clark, D-N.Y., who led the hearing. "But I do want to dispel the myth once and for all that PCI compliance is enough to keep a company secure. It is not." (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Justice   Bennie Thompson   Britain

  10. What Customer Data Should You Keep--And Toss? - Forbes.com

    Explore Article forbes.com (Mar 20 2009) Corporate , Compliance

    Too much personal information on your customers can be a liability. ...Indeed, the cost of a data breach in 2008 was $202 per compromised record, up 2.5% from $197 per record in 2007... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Institute   Michigan   Ponemon Institute

  11. Smart Health Care's Privacy Pitfalls - Forbes.com

    Explore Article forbes.com (Mar 9 2009) Government , Healthcare , Compliance

    The stimulus bill's strengthened data privacy laws are raising hackles in health care. Thanks to a $19 billion kick from the Obama administration's stimulus package, electronic health records are on the way. And with them, new privacy laws, a result of fears that digital records could lead to more spillage or theft of sensitive medical data. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pam Dixon   Arnold Schwarzenegger   Blue Cross Blue Shield

  12. Mass. businesses protest new identity theft rules - Forbes.com

    Explore Article forbes.com (Jan 22 2009) Corporate , Compliance

    Comment "Try this link: http://tinyurl.com/d3ayla" - Derek Beckwith

    Massachusetts business owners and advocates protested new identity theft regulations at a hearing Friday, saying the rules to protect customers' credit card numbers and personal information will be too costly and time-consuming in a down economy. Link has expired, try this link: https://news.fidelity.com/news/news.jhtml?articleid=200901161723APDIGITLFINANCE__MA-Business-Encryption&IMG=N&cat=default&ccsource=rss-default (Read Full Article)

    2 Comments Mentions:   Massachusetts

  13. Hackonomics

    Explore Article forbes.com (Oct 27 2008) Consumer , Data Breach

    Crime still pays for identity thieves--just a little less than it once did. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bulgaria   Affinion Security Center   Romania

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